Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Riverview (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Riverview. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Riverview is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Athens, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Pleasants (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wood (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Riverview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Riverview:
- Washington County (The home county of Riverview)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Harmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Churchtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Grand View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Belpre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sandhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Devola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Devola is located in Washington County
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- Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Corner is located in Washington County
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- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Barlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
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- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vincent is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Youba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Coolville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beebe is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Big Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Big Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Stewart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Vanderhoof
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County
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- Armadale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Armadale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armadale
- Guysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Guysville is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guysville
- Amesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mudsock is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Carsey Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Pratts Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Tuppers Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keno
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Bashan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bashan is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spiller is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Graysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Stafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stafford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Stockport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hackney is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
- Todds
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Todds is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds
- Neelysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Neelysville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelysville
- Joy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Joy is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Reinersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reinersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinersville
- Westland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Westland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Elliott Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elliott Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Crossroads
- Wrightstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wrightstown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Malta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- McConnelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Dungannon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dungannon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungannon
- Crooked Tree
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crooked Tree is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Tree
- Dexter City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- South Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- South Olive is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Olive
- Harriettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Ashton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Fulda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Caldwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Olive Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Olive Green is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Hoskinsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hoskinsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinsville
- Belle Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Browning ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Willowdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Neptune
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Medina
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Skull Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Skull Run is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Sherman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Odaville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Wilding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
- Ravenswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Willow Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Horseneck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Schultz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- DeLong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Adlai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Hebron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Ritchie County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Petroleum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Petroleum is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Rusk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rusk is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Cisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cisco is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Cairo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- League
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- League is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- Cornwallis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Oxbow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbow is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Ellenboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cantwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cokeleys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
- Hannahdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hannahdale is located in Ritchie County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahdale
- Harrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Friendly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Meadville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Plum Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Adonis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- McKim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McKim is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKim
- Wirt County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Greencastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Newark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Elizabeth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Windy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Windy is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Palestine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Peewee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Burning Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Lucile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Wood County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Boaz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- North Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Hills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Towne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Valley Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blennerhassett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Dallison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dallison is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Riverview, see our County-by-County Page for Riverview.
Cemeteries Near Riverview ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Riverview.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Riverview - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Riverview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Gravel Bank Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hiatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Way Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tunnel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spencer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Varner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mayo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Uhl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (772 more) ...
- Christopher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Riverview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Riverview.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Riverview, with the one closest to Riverview listed first.
- Constitution
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Constitution is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Briscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Briscoe is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Boaz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boaz is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- McAvan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McAvan is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAvan
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harmar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- West Marietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Marietta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marietta
- Fleming
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fleming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Dunham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunham is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham
- Valley Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belpre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boreman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boreman is located in Wood County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boreman
- Grand View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Riverview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Riverview.
Newspapers Published in Riverview ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverview.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Riverview, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Riverview.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Riverview:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Meigs County
- Monroe County
- Morgan County
- Noble County
- Jackson County
- Pleasants County
- Ritchie County
- Tyler County
- Wirt County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Riverview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riverview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |